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Bighorn Boulder Camp

Bighorn Boulder Camp

Back in 2012, one of my mine exploring trips got canceled at the last minute, so I suddenly had some free time on my hands. I decided to try to find a supposed arrastra and petroglyph site out in the Mojave desert. Arrastras are always fun to find because they

Stateline Mill

Stateline Mill

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

We visited this Kawaiisu village and petroglyph site on a clear and cold January day. There are not many petroglyphs here, but it is an interesting site nonetheless. There are a few petroglyphs and grinding rocks to be found on the flat plateaus, but the majority of the petroglyphs are

Mineral County Single Stamp Mill

Mineral County Single Stamp Mill

Mule Canyon Cave Tower Ruins

Mule Canyon Cave Tower Ruins

Corkscrew Borax Mine

Corkscrew Borax Mine

A few years ago, I met up with some of the guys, and we hiked out to visit the ruins of the old Corkscrew Borax Mine. The mine was worked for colemanite (an ore of borax) in the 1950s by the US Borax Company. Surprisingly, for all of its development,

Box Flat and Prickly Pear Flat Cowboy Camps

Box Flat and Prickly Pear Flat Cowboy Camps